Roger Coleman: You Don't Always Get Perry Mason

As Coleman goes to the chair, questions remain about his case -- and the quality of court-appointed legal defenders

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Reno's approach could be duplicated elsewhere. But are budget-strapped states really likely to pour money into better court defense for accused killers? It's hardly a vote getter. And it's not cheap. But neither is capital punishment. If the U.S wants the death penalty, it will have to pay what it costs to guarantee each defendant the highest level of fairness and equality -- or sacrifice its own standards of justice.

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